TR AN SLAT ION S OF CHRIST IAN LITE RATUR E SE R I ES I I I L I T U R G I C A L T E ! T S E D D BY FELT E D TE C . O D . I : L‘ , TWEN TY- F I V E C O N SEC RAT IO N P RA YE R S P R EFA C E A WI DE SP RE AD interes t in th e gre at liturgies h as b een arouse d by th e publication o f th e Anglican E uchari s tic P rayer as re vised by th e Co nvocatio n o f Cant e rbury ; and this boo k attempts to prese nt to th ose wh o are e es e e e u c m e s th e int r t d , but unl arn d , in lit rgi al att r , e E c s P e s of th e C e gr at u hari tic ray r hurch , giv n in full , th e e cess o s e o th e s but with Int r i n indicat d nly , rubric om e th e es o ses o f De o e o e itt d , and r p n ac n and p pl i se e e s s o as t o m e mo e e s th e n rt d in brack t , ak r a y com o o n e paris n f e ach with th e A glican P ray r . By th e Eucharis tic P raye r is meant th e gre at ce ntral P e o f th e e s th e S ursum ray r Liturgy , which b gin with ' Corda and e nds with th e Do xology follo wing th e I nvo P e o o r o o e ess o s . s cati n , Inv cati n and Int rc i n Thi ray r is me e e c funda ntally a unity , and though lat r t a hing h as conce ntrat e d atte ntion upo n this sectio n or that “ ” as e th e o m of se s c so o of b ing f r con cration , u h i lati n any portio n of th e P raye r is at variance with its nature . E e P e o f m o e is c e e e o v ry ray r i p rtanc in lud d h r , th ugh only representatives co uld be give n of th e variable c o P e s of th e m Galli an and M zarabic ray r , and ulti tudinous s of h s h as anaphora t e Syrian Jacobite . It seeme es to e e e th e D e P e s es d b t r l gat idach ray r , T ta me m Dom th e os P e s t o e ntu ini , and Gn tic ray r an App n dix it is doubtful whethe r th e Didache represe nts any use at all ; practically no thing is known as to th e locality vi PREFACE use est me m Dom and th e G s i and of T a ntu ini , no t c ar no t o c P raye rs e naturally Cath li . Th e I ntro ductio n ne cessarily is limit ed t o th e mention o f s uch liturgical facts as are es sential to an int ellige nt e s o f th e P e s e ces e e und r tanding ray r , and r pla a r lativ ly u l cco o f th e f e e es m a o o f l a unt di f r nt liturgi with p , chr n o e m o e or es s e e com e l gical tabl , and a r l d tail d parativ o f th e co e s o f th e s s o e t o table nt nt e liturgi . Thi pr v d be t oo e o fo r th e c se es larg a w rk liturgi al ri , and will be publish ed as a s eparate bo ok ; it is re fe rre d to he re ” a h c e s s ce e s are s T e An i nt Liturgie . My in r thank d u t o r Feltoe for e e e o s su es e D . g n ral h lp and vari u gg tions ; while for valuable he lp in co nnection with th e translations I am much indebt e d t o Cano n R obe rts o f es o R o h v V c s t R e . e ese e . Ludd d wn ct ry , Grav nd , J i ar o m o o o o e h e R ev E . C e t . F t , and y br th r Lint n , with ut wh ose unfailing h elp I could no t have comple te d th e oo b k . With re ference t o th e use of copyright mat e rial I am e e t o r m e s o o f R o s fo r D . c e e v ry grat ful Har r , Bi h p h t r , ’ pe rmi ssio n t o quo te th e trans lation of th e Didache P s Dr o o f e e t o . e s ray r , App ndix A ; Macl an , Bi h p o R oss for use o f th e es me m Dom M ray and , T ta ntu ini P raye rs ; t o Cano n Brightman and th e Clare ndo n P ress for allowing me t o translate from th e te xt o f Liturgies E a stern and Western t o use th e s o e e , and tran lati n th r 8— of th E o e . 2 2 e c o Th e giv n (pp 34) thi pi anaph ra , os s To C o m am o Ap tle . an n Bright an I als indebte d fo r e e o s s e s t o r o s es o s g n r u ly full an w r va i u qu ti n , but pe rhaps th e debt relates t o Th e Ancie nt Liturgies . o s o m M s ar rathe r than t thi v lu e . y thank e also te n t o ess s Co e e c for th e s o dered M r . p and F nwi k tran lati n f h m P ” o t e e e 8 . s s e om Ar nian ray r Athana iu , tak n fr o The A rmeni an Litur two me P es s th e gy by Ar nian ri t , in “ ” m e s e es C s es ad irabl ri hri tian Liturgi ; and , finally , P RE FACE t o th e for th e use o f th e three East Syrian P rayers from The Liturgy of Adai and M ari ’ of o m r W s o s and th e P rayer Serapi n fro D . ord w rth e - o oo The P ra er B ook o S era ion w ll kn wn b k , y f p IN t h e N o te s o f this bo o k I hav e re ferre d fre qu en tly t o th e fo llo wm bo o s a s be e s l o b e a n d o f e l e g k , ing a i y tain d gr at va u fo r e f h e L e furth r s tudy o t iturgi s . m P r w e E L u a Ua . es s S a l The a rl Hi s tor o th e t r C . y , y y f i gy ( r , E c e a s . H L . it d . B h m L u E a n a n W n x P e t r es ster d ester O . U . ss rig t an , i gi , ( niv r , c e s L E W it d a . Wo o lle T L m m h e P i ve Ch u ch C . he i tur o t r i t r a U . y , gy f i ( niv P ess r , e The E i cles i s Lo n m a ns T y r r, p ( g , o e s c e The M a ss Lo n m a n s F , rt u , ( g D c es e Ch r sti a n Wors h i u h n , i p ’ I h av e cite d N eale s I n troducti on to th e Hi story of th e Holy E a s n C o s .